26 JUNE 1926, Page 3

The Jubilee Meeting of the All-England Lawn Tennis Club at

Wimbledon makes one marvel at the progress of the game. The days of hesitation are well behind us ; lawn tennis is no longer thought of as one of the less serious games. It is now as strenuous and as scientific as anyone could wish with its straight-armed drives and " follow-through " strokes, its top spin, its smashes and its superb accuracy. No boy to-day talks of " pat ball " ; he would as soon be a lf;wn tennis champion as be in the first rank of cricketers or golfers. There is only one cause for regret. The prospective champions come from any country but our own. Any- how, England taught them this great game and she may recover herself.